I recommend that you do a fresh install as you'll not be able to enjoy the full features of Lucid otherwise which includes EXT4, GRUB2 etc.
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Bhavani Shankar R <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 2010/5/12 Mallikarjun <[email protected]> > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:57 AM, ashish makani <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi folks >> > On one of my university machines, we have an older Ubuntu version 8.04 >> LTS >> > I want to upgrade to the latest 10.04 release(lucid lynx). >> > I think i have 2 options >> > 1. Using the update manager >> > Is there a way to upgrade directly to 10.04 using Upgrade manager ? >> > When i run Update manager, it shows release 8.10 is available. >> > Do I have to upgrade, release by release, >> > 8.04 ==> 8.10, >> > 8.10 ==> 9.04 >> > 9.04 ==> 9.10, >> > & then 9.10 ==> 10.04 >> >> This is ridiculous!!! Don't every try that in your vaguest >> imaginations/dreams. :P >> >> I feel this is how you go about it (I donno if it works) >> >> Open "Software Sources" --> Go to "Updates tab" --> at bottom you can >> see show distribution release and select "Long term support release" >> over "Normal release" >> >> And try Alt+F2 "update-manager -d" >> >> >> > 2. Installing from CD ? >> > The other option that i thought of is, burning the 10.04 iso on a cd/dvd >> , & >> > try to install from cd. >> > >> >> Safer allways than network upgrade >> >> > I am kind of a linux/ubuntu n00b & want to upgrade to 10.04 fast, with >> as >> > little effort as possible :) >> >> never feel so... >> >> > Which one do you experience Ubuntu hackers recommend ? >> > Are there other better ways ? >> > Advice/Links/Suggestions/Comments welcome >> > > > > I'd go with mallikarjun (network upgrade helps a lot to preserve your dev > box if you are building deb packages IMO) and to upgrade better go with a > fresh install (because someone will have a remote chance of breaking > something with a new release! :D) > > Regards > -- > Bhavani Shankar.R > https://launchpad.net/~bhavi <https://launchpad.net/%7Ebhavi>, a proud > ubuntu community member. > What matters in life is application of mind!, > It makes great sense to have some common sense..! > > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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